Sculpture/Monument
Artist: Randolph Rogers
Materials: Bronze sculptures and plaques on granite
Date: 1874
Dimensions: H: 60 feet
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Designed by sculptor Randolph Rogers, it consists of a granite Corinthian column crowned by a bronze goddess of Victory, a three-tiered granite pedestal adorned with bronze plaques, buttresses surmounted by four bronze statues representing branches of the military – Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Navy – with the whole resting upon a rough granite base flanked by four buried cannons barrels.
The treatment included cleaning of bronze and stone elements, temporary removal of the top sculpture for treatment, replacement of the installation hardware on top of the column, re-patination of the bronze elements, application of final coating on bronzes, reconstruction of the missing bronze elements, and re-installation of the sculpture.